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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for a group of respiratory tract diseases that are characterized by airflow obstruction or limitation. It is usually caused by tobacco smoking but can also be caused by coal dust. Conditions included in this umbrella term are: chronic bronchitis emphysema bronchiectasis Other names COPD is also known as CORD, COAD, COLD which respectively stand for chronic obstructive respiratory, airways, or lung disease. COPD has been ...
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/
- Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,
- Job Accommodation Network http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/infoctr/index.htm
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
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